Car Related Tips Thread

[Jimvr4]

Get an impact driver. Best tool ever for stuck bolts and screws.

[shmoo]

dont rush, and be patient when working on these engines.

x3 plus cigarette break.

_isiah

[Street_Chally73]

Patience & liberal Aerokroil (amazing stuff if you've never used it) soakings are your friends when dealing with seized/rusted fasteners; after all, it's easier to take some time now getting those stuck bolts out as opposed to having to carefully drill through the center of the stripped bolt/screw head & running an extractor through it later.

For bolt/nut assemblies that are determined lost causes even before attempting to remove them, a small pneumatic cut-off wheel with steady hands can make quick work of getting through that stubborn bolt/nut...Just carefully cut an "X" through the head & use a pry tool or chisel to finish it off.

+1 for keeping old parts around as you may never know when you may need one or even parts off one to repair your existing setup (just don't get carried away & slip into "Hoarders" status).

[J. Fast]

Road test all your work and all work completed by others. After a short drive, bringing the vehicle up to temp, reinspect all repairs and service completed.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

Buy a spare car. Solves countless problems.

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[green-lantern]

Buy a spare car. Solves countless problems.

1st thing everybody should do when modding one of these cars. lol

[UTRacerX9]

LOL meant as a joke of course, but he's got a point. If you have a second car to fall back on for DD, then rushing to fix your 3/S is never a problem, and should prevent people from cutting corners in the interest of time/money.

[92pearltt]

If you can't get something loose with just heat use heat and then melt candle wax into it and it will usually come out. I use it on bolts and just used it on a hub assembly the other day.

[J. Fast]

If you can't get something loose with just heat use heat and then melt candle wax into it and it will usually come out. I use it on bolts and just used it on a hub assembly the other day.

Never heard of using wax before. Do you sweat it in similar to tinning? How do you apply it?

[92pearltt]

Say you wanted to remove a stud from your turbo. You heat up the area around the stud, till its hot enough to melt the wax quickly. Melt the candle on the stud and it runs down the threads. Let it cool and it works as a VERY good lubricant and usually comes right out.